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High standards of care. Safety.
Consistency.
That’s just some of what it
takes to be one of the nation’s top hospitals.
For the second year in a row, Healthgrades
®
has recognized San Joaquin Community Hospital
(SJCH) in the top 5 percent of U.S. hospitals for
overall quality of care. SJCH also received 5-star
ratings for 14 categories of care—from heart attack
to stroke to pneumonia. See the full list at left.
Why are these ratings so important? They help
people select hospitals that perform well. For a
specific type of care, your likelihood of a good
outcome can be significantly higher at a hospital
with a 5-star rating.
For instance, patients treated by physicians at
hospitals receiving 5-star ratings fare much better
than those treated at facilities with 1-star ratings.
How much better? From 2012 through 2014, if all
hospitals, as a group, performed similarly to hospi-
tals receiving 5 stars as a group, on average:
•
222,392 lives could potentially have been saved
•
166,086 complications could potentially have
been avoided
Y O U + U S : AWA R D - W I N N I N G C A R E
The
right
care at
the right
hospital
SJCH named in the top 5 percent of hospitals nationwide
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5-Star Ratings in Kern County
18 ratings:
San Joaquin
Community
Hospital (SJCH)
7 ratings:
Other
8 Kern County
hospitals
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD)
Colorectal Surgeries
Coronary Interventional
Procedures (in hospital, 30 days)
Cranial Neurosurgery
Defibrillator Procedures
Esophageal/Stomach Surgeries
(in hospital, 30 days)
Gastrointestinal Bleed
Heart Attack
Heart Failure (in hospital, 30 days)
Hip Fracture Treatment
Pacemaker Procedures
Pneumonia
Sepsis (in hospital, 30 days)
Stroke
WHY IT MATTERS
Healthgrades is a leading online resource for quality information
on physicians and hospitals. Each year, the company independently
analyzes 4,500 hospitals, using Medicare data for the most recent
three-year period. Learn more at
healthgrades.com.
Healthgrades statistics are based on analysis of MedPAR data for years 2012 through
2014 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only.
What is Healthgrades
®
?
Why we do what we do
“Every employee in our
hospital and clinics takes
great pride in knowing
that we continue to lead
the way by providing the
highest quality health care
available in Kern County.”
—Douglas Duffield,
President and CEO
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Executive Editor |
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